Tips on Preventing Infectious Complications in Regional Anesthesia

Thank you for this research. Seems to be an area where I routinely see sloppy sterile habits and hear a multitude of anecdotal excuses as to why meticulous sterile technique was not practiced.

so important for patient safety.

I have seen a lot of practitioners with bad attitudes when it comes to infection prevention in RA, disregarding strict asepsis. Examples of such practices include poor hand hygiene, non sterile gel, non sterile probe, lack of use of drapes etc. We nned to review our practice and improve patients safety.